1998 - Volume #22, Issue #5, Page #36
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Update On "Corn Shields" Cornhead Crop Dividers
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The triangular attachments bolt to each side of the combine header and deflect ears back into the header, saving at least 3 to 5 bu. per acre in standing crops where corn borers are a problem.
GVL of Litchfield, Minn., which makes poly corn head snouts, recently signed a 5-year agreement with me to manufacture and distribute the shields. Three models will be avail-able to fit virtually any corn head. The photo (that's me with the shields) shows the patented poly dividers that fit Deere, Case-IH and GVL headers. They sell for $219 for heads fitted with GVL poly gathering shields and $199 for heads with factory metal shields. You can reach GVL at 59711 Highway 12 West, Litchfield, Minn. 55355; ph toll-free 888 485-8411 or 320 693-8411. (Herald Barton, 19052 Kale Ave., Silver Lake, Minn. 55381; ph 612 327-2217)
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